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Work For It Some people sit back and think about how good of a life they have, while others are wondering why they are constantly feeling like they are at a disadvantage. This is what Namit Arora, discusses in his essay “What Do We Deserve?” He often thinks to himself, “How much of my good life do I really deserve? Why me and not so many others?” (Arora 87) and what he means by this is, why is it fair that he receives so many rewards in life when others are struggling to pay the bills. Well I completely agree with him; not everyone is going to have the same rewards in their lives because of many different factors including family background, genetics, environment and so on. However, while one might not start off as wealthy or intelligent or as athletic as someone else, it does not mean that they do not have the opportunity to become as great as the people who are more fortunate. So when it comes to the social and economic justice in today’s society, I would come up with a model that allows all people to have equal opportunities to achieve whatever goal they would like to achieve no matter what type of living condition that they are born into. This idea sounds almost identical to the already existing model called the Libertarian model. The Libertarian model is one of which “distributive justice favors a free market with well-defined rules that apply to all” (Arora 87). In other words, all people get the equal chance to work for they want in life. However adding on to this model, I would create programs that help out everyone who is struggling, whether they are rich or poor. This idea is similar to the Meritocratic mode, which is a model that helps out the needy and less fortunate. As one can recognize my new model is somewhat of a mixture between the Libertarian and the Meritocratic, however it is still a little different because instead of the government only helping out the “less fortunate,” they would actually be helping anyone who is willing to take the time
Cited: Arora, Namit. “What Do We Deserve?” Emerging Contemporary Readings for Writers. 2nd Ed. Ed. Barclay Barrios. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins. 2013 87-91. Print